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Roger Kirkby (Royalist)
Roger Kirkby (died August 1643) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Cavaliers, Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Kirkby was the son of Roger Kirkby of Kirkby Ireleth in Lonsdale. He succeeded to his estate on the death of his father in 1627. In April 1640, Kirkby was elected Member of Parliament for Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency), Lancaster in the Short Parliament He was elected MP for Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency), Lancashire for the Long Parliament in November 1640. He supported the King's party and was disabled from sitting on 29 August 1642. Kirkby died in August 1643. Kirkby married Agnes Lowther, sister of Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet (1605-1675), Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet and had a son Richard Kirkby, Richard who was also an MP. References , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirkby, Roger Year of birth missing 1643 deaths English MPs 1640 (April) English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Commons Of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England (which Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542, incorporated Wales) from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain after the 1707 Act of Union was passed in both the English and Scottish parliaments at the time. In 1801, with the union of Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, that house was in turn replaced by the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Origins The Parliament of England developed from the Magnum Concilium that advised the English monarch in medieval times. This royal council, meeting for short periods, included ecclesiastics, noblemen, and representatives of the county, counties (known as "knights of the shire"). The chief duty of the council was to approve taxes proposed by the Crown. In many cases, however, the council demanded the redress of the peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Harrison (died 1669)
Sir John Harrison ( 1590 – 28 September 1669) of Balls Park, Hertfordshire was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1669. He supported the Cavalier, Royalist side in the English Civil War. Public life Harrison was born in Lancaster, the 12th son of a yeoman, and went to London in 1611 at the age of 22. He was one of the first to suggest the position of commissioner of the customs and was given that post. Harrison was elected MP for Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency), Scarborough in 1628. In April 1640, he was elected member of parliament for Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency), Lancaster in the Short Parliament. He was then elected for Lancaster in November 1640 for the Long Parliament. He built Balls Park House in Hertford between 1637 and 1640 and was knighted in 1641. He supported Charles I of England, the king during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Civil War and was disabled from sitting i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English MPs 1640 (April)
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity * English studies, the study of English language and literature Media * ''English'' (2013 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''English'' (novel), a Chinese book by Wang Gang ** ''English'' (2018 film), a Chinese adaptation * ''The English'' (TV series), a 2022 Western-genre miniseries * ''English'' (play), a 2022 play by Sanaz Toossi People and fictional characters * English (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach * English Gardner (born 1992), American track and field sprinter * English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer * Aiden English, a ring name of Matthew Rehwoldt (born 1987), American former professional wrestler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1643 Deaths
Events January–March * January 21 – Abel Tasman sights the island of Tonga. * February 6 **(17 Dhu al-Qadah 1052 Islamic calendar, AH) In India, the first ceremony at the nearly-complete Taj Mahal in Agra, the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan observes the 12th anniversary of the death of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, and opens the structure to thousands of mourners. **Abel Tasman sights the Fiji Islands. * March 13 – First English Civil War: First Battle of Middlewich – Roundheads (Long Parliament, Parliamentarians) rout the Cavaliers (Royalist supporters of Charles I of England, King Charles I) at Middlewich in Cheshire. * March 18 – Irish Confederate Wars: Battle of New Ross (1643), Battle of New Ross – English troops defeat those of Confederate Ireland. April–June * April 1 – Åmål, Sweden, is granted its city charter. * April 28 – Francisco de Lucena, former Portuguese Secretary of State, is beheaded after being convicted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Missing
A year is a unit of time based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun. In scientific use, the tropical year (approximately 365 solar days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds) and the sidereal year (about 20 minutes longer) are more exact. The modern calendar year, as reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar, approximates the tropical year by using a system of leap years. The term 'year' is also used to indicate other periods of roughly similar duration, such as the lunar year (a roughly 354-day cycle of twelve of the Moon's phasessee lunar calendar), as well as periods loosely associated with the calendar or astronomical year, such as the seasonal year, the fiscal year, the academic year, etc. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by changes in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Richard Hoghton, 3rd Baronet
Sir Richard Hoghton, 3rd Baronet (c. 1616 – 3 February 1678) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1656. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War. Biography Hoghton was the eldest son of Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Baronet. In 1645, Hoghton was elected Member of Parliament for Lancashire in the Long Parliament. Unlike his Royalist father, he was a zealous supporter of parliament and a firm adherent of the Presbyterian cause. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in April 1647. In 1656 he was re-elected MP for Lancashire in the Second Protectorate Parliament. He was appointed Sheriff of Lancashire in 1659. After the restoration Hoghton was a patron of nonconformist ejected ministers. Family Hoghton married Lady Sarah, daughter of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield, and had several sons and daughters: of the sons, those survived to maturity were: *Charles, his successor, and the great-great-gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Assheton (general)
Ralph Assheton (1596 – 17 February 1650) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1649. He was a general in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War. Assheton was eldest son of Sir Richard Assheton of Middleton (who died 1618) and a descendant of Ralph de Ashton of Middleton. He was admitted at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge on 22 May 1614 and was also admitted at Gray's Inn on 24 May 1614. He was awarded MA at Cambridge in 1615 on the visit of the King, and was incorporated at Oxford University in 1616. In November 1640, Assheton was elected MP for Lancashire in the Long Parliament. He was an energetic supporter of parliament and the avowed leader of the Presbyterian party in Lancashire. In the Civil War he became a colonel-general in the parliamentary army and was commander in chief of the parliamentary forces in Lancashire. He was excluded from parliament in 1648. Assheton died aged 54. His monumental brass in the Church of St L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Farrington (Royalist)
William Farrington (died 1659) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Farrington was the son of Thomas Farrington and grandson of William Farrington of Worden, Lancashire, an estate which the family had held since the time of Edward III. His grandfather left him the estate at Worden in 1610, cutting out his father who was said to have been a spendthrift. Farrington also purchased the manor of Leyland in 1617. He was secretary to Lord Strange. In 1636 he was appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire and in April 1640 elected Member of Parliament for Lancashire in the Short Parliament. In the Civil War, he was appointed a commissioner of array, reported by the Parliamentarians as one of "the most busy and active" and made colonel of the newly raised Lancashire Militia. In 1642 his servant, William Sumner, captured a stock of gunpowder at Preston and Farrington accompanied Lord Strange to the siege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Baronet
Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Baronet (1591 – April 1648) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1640. He was a Cavaliers, Royalist leader during the English Civil War. Hoghton was the son of Sir Richard Hoghton, 1st Baronet of Hoghton Tower, Lancashire. He became a courtier, and a favourite of James VI and I, King James I and was knighted by the king at Palace of Whitehall, Whitehall on 21 July 1604. Biography In 1614, Hoghton was elected Member of Parliament for Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency), Clitheroe to the Addled Parliament. and was then elected in 1621 to hold the county seat for Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency), Lancashire until 1622. He was re-elected MP for Lancashire in 1626. In 1630 he inherited the De Hoghton baronets, baronetcy on the death of his father. In April 1640, Hoghton was re-elected MP for Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency), Lancashire to the Short Parliament. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Fanshawe (of Jenkins)
Thomas Fanshawe (1607–1651) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. Life Fanshawe was the son of Sir Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins, Barking, Essex. He was admitted at the Inner Temple in 1620 and matriculated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1622, being awarded MA in 1624. He was called to the bar in 1630 and became a bencher. In November 1640, Fanshawe was elected MP for Lancaster in the Long Parliament. He was disabled from sitting in September 1642. Family Fanshawe married Susan, daughter of Matthias Otten of Putney. They had a son, Thomas Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ..., Member of Parliament for Essex, and a daughter Alice who married John Fanshawe of Parsloes. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fanshawe, Thomas 1607 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Rule
The Personal Rule (also known as the Eleven Years' Tyranny) was a period in the history of England from the dissolution of the third Parliament of Charles I in 1629 to the summoning of the Short Parliament in 1640, during which the King refused to call the next parliament and ruled as an autocratic absolute monarch without recourse to Parliament. Charles claimed that he was entitled to do this under the royal prerogative and that he had a divine right. Charles had called three Parliaments by the third year of his reign in 1628. After the murder of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, who was deemed to have a negative influence on Charles' foreign policy, Parliament began to criticize the king more harshly than before. Charles then realised that, as long as he could avoid war, he could rule without the need of Parliament. Names Whig historians such as S. R. Gardiner called this period the "Eleven Years' Tyranny", because they interpret Charles's actions as highly authoritar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavaliers
The term ''Cavalier'' () was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of Charles I of England and his son Charles II of England, Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum (England), Interregnum, and the Restoration (England), Restoration (1642 – ). It was later adopted by the Royalists themselves. Although it referred originally to political and social attitudes and behaviour, of which clothing was a very small part, it has subsequently become strongly identified with the fashionable clothing of the court at the time. Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Prince Rupert, commander of much of Charles I's cavalry, is often considered to be an archetypal Cavalier. Etymology ''Cavalier'' derives from the same Latin root as the Italian word , the French word , and the Spanish word , the Vulgar Latin word ''wikt:caballarius, caballarius'', meaning 'horseman'. Shakespeare used the word ''cavaleros'' to describe an overbearing swashbuckl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
